PURCHASES OF CHICKS, BUTTERFLIES AND TADPOLES

These are only suggested companies from teachers that have used them in the past.
Know that information changes and the earlier you make arrangements the better the outcome.
If you have additional contacts please add them to the list below.

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CHICK PURCHASING
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Arapahoe County Extension Office
303-738-7940
Ask for Larry Hooker he is wonderful. Call "EARLY" to reserve your incubator.
If requested he gives a talk to your class about the incubator, parts of an egg and the process of hatching chicks. He will drop the eggs off and also come back and get the chicks to give to 4H kids. He also has a limited number of incubators to rent.
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Murdochs - has the below incubator in stock
Incubator $20.00 click here
12154 N. Dumont Way Littleton, CO 80125 (303)791-7800
Murdoch’s is located two miles South
of intersection C470 on Santa Fe Drive,
the store will be off to your right
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Murray McMurrays Hatchery
http://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/category/hatching_eggs.html
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Valley Feed
2679 W Main Street
Littleton, CO 80120
(303) 794-2771
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Mt. Healthy Hatcheries
**http://www.mthealthy.com/page/1516427**
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Booone Egg Farm
29643 County Road 17
Elizabeth, CO 80107
303-646-4777
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Arapahoe County 4 H
http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/arapahoe/4h-main.html
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Chatfield State Park ( egg lady )
$10.00 a dozen
10906 Solar
Littleton, CO 80125
303-346-9266
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Cogdal Family
794-4538 ( Mike Farrell )
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Curve Feed & Supply
6750 W Mississippi Ave
Denver, CO 80226 Map
(303) 934-1249
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CSU - Larry ( by Savors )
303-738-7940
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Tedfords Game Birds.
303-857-2501



Teacher Additions
Ordering Chicks / Renting Incubators

Larry Hooker at the Arapahoe County Extension Office.
He lives in Fort Collins and raises his own chickens. He has schools hatch the eggs for him and then when he picks the chicks up from the schools is gives them to kids who will use these for their 4H projects. He has a limited number of incubators (I think 10) and I know I put in my reservations for Spring 2009 in May of 2008 so I don’t know if he will have any incubators available. If schools have their own incubators then they can buy the fertilized eggs. He rents the incubator, broader, waterer and food for $25 and the fertilized eggs can be purchased for $20/dz. He also offers an “Adventure Guide” which is geared towards 4H but I found it to be really helpful, you receive the guide free if the school has him do a 20 minute presentation at the start of the unit and again at the end – it is $1.50/child.
Information submitted by: Ms. Doskins

Incubator Suggestions
Schools can buy their own incubators. Simple units with automatic turners run under $100, a basic unit where you have to manually turn the eggs is about $50. Fancy incubators run over $350 but are great for classrooms use because they have large clear domes that kids can easily observe. Eggs can be ordered from Larry or a few other university programs sells them too. The nice thing about Larry is that he takes the chick home when they are about 7-10 days old.

Information submitted by: Ms. Doskins

Butterfly Purchasing
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Insect Lore
http://www.insectlore.com/
1-800-LIVE-BUG
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Spring Science Products
http://www.hometrainingtools.com/catalog/special-categories/cat_spring-science-products.html











Tadpole Purchasing
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Grow A Frog
http://growafrog.com/
Email: thrrivbk@aol.com
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Bull Frogs
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Homepage
http://www.hometrainingtools.com/catalog/special-categories/cat_spring-science-products.html
Ordering Page
http://www.hometrainingtools.com/cart_items.php